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My bike helmet

I used to ride around Manhattan without a helmet (busted), but then Alex bought me this Bern version, and I fell in love with it. The shape is more like a skateboarding or ski helmet than a traditional bike one, and it's super comfy and doesn't make your head too hot. (It also looks cute with red lipstick.)

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I have this exact helmet in white! I get stopped on the street by people asking where I bought it (Sweet Pete's, Toronto!) -- definitely an attention-grabber. So nice to have a non-hideous bike helmet.

yup, this is nice. I hate that most bike helmets are ugly. But it's against the law here to not wear a helmet. Isn't it in the States? it makes me cringe when I see people cycling without one because you really do take your life in your hands when cycling. It can be a dangerous pursuit!

Kudos on the stylee head wrap. I use the Fox Transition, it is similar to yours except it has forward facing air vents. The day I got it I went head first into a fence playing bike polo and dented it. But helmets like these are designed to withstand multiple crashes. Thanks for hosting a cool bike blog.

Oh my goodness, Joanna please post more about cute bike gear, since you love la bicicleta! I suspect a lot of us (me) are in the dark about cute bike gear ... and growing up in SoCal skate culture, they always used light scare tactics to persuade us to helmet-up so it wasn't 'dorky'

I used to hate wearing helmets (sweaty helmet hair, ugly colored plastic...) but then my husband got into a bad mountain bike accident and the doctor said he could have died if it wasn't for that ugly huge piece of plastic. Since then, I've become a huge advocate for them :)

So happy you found a cute one! Mine is no where close to this attractive!

I'm so glad you got a helmet. I get really mad and start shouting (although no one but Nye can hear me) whenever we pass a cyclist without one.

(I blame a video we were made to watch in primary school where a kid fell off their bike and their head smashed open. Turned out their 'head' was actually a watermelon, but it certainly got the message across!)

i've been wondering about these helmets ever since i saw a lovely lady zoom by with one on. i was going to say thanks for the brand and then i saw a fellow torontoer who had commented with a shop that carries them here. yay! i love your blog and blogland!!

i have the same helmet and i love it, but i think i look just like the 'great kazoo' in it. if i'm wearing it when i see friends, i greet them by saying, "hello dumb-dumb", just like he used to say to fred.

Hi Jo, I just bought the same one today, but chose the brown version of it. Since I saw it on your website I was thinking about this helmet and today it was lying right in front of me. The cool thing is that I can wear it together with my mountainbike and as well with my old bike from the 20s. Cheers from Germany, Sonja